Jonathan Bernis - Season of Miracles

December 20, 2024 | S24:E52

Discover Chanukah’s profound significance for you as a Believer in Jesus.

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Jewish Voice with Jonathan Bernis | Jonathan Bernis - Season of Miracles | December 20, 2024

On the hanukkiah,
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On the hanukkiah, to the star over bethlehem,
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To the star over bethlehem, god came down from heaven
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God came down from heaven and gave us the light
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And gave us the light of the world
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Of the world to disperse darkness.
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To disperse darkness. >> that's right,
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>> that's right, and as we celebrated
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And as we celebrated so many years ago,
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So many years ago, the birth of a newborn
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The birth of a newborn baby in a manger,
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Baby in a manger, this year, god's calling us
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This year, god's calling us and he's inviting
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And he's inviting all those around us
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All those around us to step into the true light,
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To step into the true light, to have that life-giving
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To have that life-giving relationship with yeshua,
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Relationship with yeshua, jesus, the light of the world.
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Jesus, the light of the world. >> from all of us
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>> from all of us at jewish voice
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At jewish voice on this special day
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On this special day when christmas and hanukkah
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When christmas and hanukkah actually coincide,
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Actually coincide, first time in 19 years,
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First time in 19 years, we wish you and your family,
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We wish you and your family, happy hanukkah
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Happy hanukkah and merry christmas.
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Jesus was jewish?
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Jesus was jewish? you might be asking,
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You might be asking, "what does that mean for
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"what does that mean for your christian faith?"
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Your christian faith?" >> watch today and discover
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>> watch today and discover how understanding
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How understanding the jewish roots of your faith
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And your connection to israel
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And the jewish people
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Can transform your life
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And the way you read the bible.
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Coming up on jewish voice.
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♪ ♪
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>> merry christmas
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>> merry christmas and happy hanukkah.
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And happy hanukkah. welcome to a special
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Welcome to a special holiday edition of jewish voice.
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Holiday edition of jewish voice. i'm jonathan bernis joined
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I'm jonathan bernis joined by ezra benjamin as we dive
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By ezra benjamin as we dive into the heart of hanukkah,
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Into the heart of hanukkah, exploring its profound
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Exploring its profound significance this year.
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Significance this year. hanukkah, called
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Hanukkah, called the festival of lights,
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The festival of lights, symbolizes resilience,
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Symbolizes resilience, faith, the survival
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Faith, the survival of the jewish people,
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Of the jewish people, and the enduring light that
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And the enduring light that guides us through darkness.
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Guides us through darkness. today, we will help you
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Today, we will help you understand the meaning of
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Understand the meaning of hanukkah, where it came from,
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Hanukkah, where it came from, and how it applies
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And how it applies to you as a believer.
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To you as a believer. whether you're new to hanukkah
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Whether you're new to hanukkah or familiar with
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Or familiar with its rich traditions,
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Its rich traditions, join us as we celebrate
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Join us as we celebrate and reflect on this meaningful
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And reflect on this meaningful season together.
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Season together. ezra, hands down my favorite
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Ezra, hands down my favorite time of the year.
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Time of the year. >> what's not to like?
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>> what's not to like? warm lights, great food,
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Warm lights, great food, most of it fried, family,
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Most of it fried, family, [speaking hebrew]
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[speaking hebrew] we say in hebrew.
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We say in hebrew. >> hanukkah and christmas,
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>> hanukkah and christmas, the beaut -- the beauty
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The beaut -- the beauty of it being jewish believers,
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Of it being jewish believers, we get to celebrate both.
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We get to celebrate both. >> right.
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>> right. >> and you get to celebrate both
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>> and you get to celebrate both as a follower of jesus
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As a follower of jesus because they're applicable.
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Because they're applicable. we're gonna talk about that.
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We're gonna talk about that. what's hanukkah, ezra?
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What's hanukkah, ezra? just give us a thumbnail
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Just give us a thumbnail sketch of hanukkah.
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Sketch of hanukkah. >> sure.
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>> sure. real quickly, hanukkah,
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Real quickly, hanukkah, jonathan, happens in what
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Jonathan, happens in what you may know as the
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You may know as the intertestamental periods.
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Intertestamental periods. so, the time, the few
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So, the time, the few hundred years, between
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Hundred years, between the completion of the writing
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The completion of the writing of the old testament,
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Of the old testament, and then the birth of yeshua
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And then the birth of yeshua and the ministry of jesus,
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And the ministry of jesus, which we know
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Which we know as the new testament.
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As the new testament. and hanukkah happened
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And hanukkah happened around 168 bc.
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Around 168 bc. and you know from the gospels
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And you know from the gospels that when jesus is living
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That when jesus is living and ministering on earth,
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And ministering on earth, the romans are occupying
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The romans are occupying and oppressing
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And oppressing the jewish people.
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The jewish people. that's the context
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That's the context of the gospels.
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Of the gospels. but before the romans,
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But before the romans, came the greeks.
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Came the greeks. and so, we understand
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And so, we understand that for this period of time
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That for this period of time in the greek empire,
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In the greek empire, the greeks were hostile.
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The greeks were hostile. they were antagonistic toward
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They were antagonistic toward the jewish people
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The jewish people and certainly the jewish faith,
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And certainly the jewish faith, the idea that there's only
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The idea that there's only one god and it's not zeus.
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One god and it's not zeus. it's the god of abraham,
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It's the god of abraham, isaac, and jacob.
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Isaac, and jacob. >> one oppressor after another.
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>> one oppressor after another. just one after another.
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Just one after another. you know,
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You know, that's the history of israel.
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That's the history of israel. >> and so, things go from bad
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>> and so, things go from bad to worse and this culminates
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To worse and this culminates in a ruler coming from syria,
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In a ruler coming from syria, part of the greek empire
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Part of the greek empire named antiochus epiphanes.
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Named antiochus epiphanes. >> he comes and, actually,
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>> he comes and, actually, offers a pig in the temple,
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Offers a pig in the temple, the jewish temple in jerusalem.
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The jewish temple in jerusalem. and dedicates the temple
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And dedicates the temple to the worship of zeus,
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To the worship of zeus, not to the worship
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Not to the worship of the god of abraham, isaac,
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Of the god of abraham, isaac, and jacob.
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And jacob. >> and he desecrates
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>> and he desecrates the temple for --
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The temple for -- >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> which means the judaism
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>> which means the judaism of that day, which was based
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Of that day, which was based on temple and sacrifices
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On temple and sacrifices in the priesthood, stops.
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In the priesthood, stops. >> right.
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>> right. >> he's not having a barbeque
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>> he's not having a barbeque in the temple.
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In the temple. he's doing something
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He's doing something very specific.
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Very specific. pig is, according to the torah,
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Pig is, according to the torah, the law of moses,
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The law of moses, an unclean meat.
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An unclean meat. it has no place in the temple.
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It has no place in the temple. and so, when the pig
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And so, when the pig is offered on the --
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Is offered on the -- on the altar in this holiest
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On the altar in this holiest place on earth as god --
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Place on earth as god -- as god said it would
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As god said it would be and it should be,
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Be and it should be, the temple is rendered
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The temple is rendered unusable for worship.
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Unusable for worship. >> and it's a crisis.
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>> and it's a crisis. it's a crisis, for they can't --
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It's a crisis, for they can't -- they can't sacrifice
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They can't sacrifice animals anymore.
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Animals anymore. >> judah maccabee and his
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>> judah maccabee and his family said, "we're not
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Family said, "we're not gonna take this anymore."
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Gonna take this anymore." and he assembles this
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And he assembles this unlikely ragtag group
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Unlikely ragtag group of a few hundred fighting men
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Of a few hundred fighting men who go to war against
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Who go to war against the greeks,
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The greeks, against the occupiers,
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Against the occupiers, marched back into jerusalem.
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Marched back into jerusalem. sound familiar?
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Sound familiar? this is repeated a few
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This is repeated a few times throughout history.
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Times throughout history. and against all odds,
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And against all odds, have the victory.
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Have the victory. they defeat the occupiers.
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They defeat the occupiers. >> some say that this is
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>> some say that this is the first example of guerilla
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The first example of guerilla warfare in history.
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Warfare in history. >> interesting.
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>> interesting. >> they have this --
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>> they have this -- they're so vastly outnumbered.
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They're so vastly outnumbered. and in these little groups
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And in these little groups they have these night attacks,
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They have these night attacks, and they begin to whittle down
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And they begin to whittle down this vast army.
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This vast army. and actually, they defeat them.
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And actually, they defeat them. it's miraculous.
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It's miraculous. >> that's one
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>> that's one of the themes of hanukkah,
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Of the themes of hanukkah, actually, to this day.
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Actually, to this day. victory against all odds.
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Victory against all odds. and that is, we're gonna
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And that is, we're gonna talk about in a few minutes,
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Talk about in a few minutes, is a theme that repeats
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Is a theme that repeats itself throughout
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Itself throughout jewish history.
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Jewish history. the second theme of hanukkah
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The second theme of hanukkah is this idea of dedication.
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Is this idea of dedication. the temple has
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The temple has to be rededicated.
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To be rededicated. but this brings in the third
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But this brings in the third idea of hanukkah
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Idea of hanukkah or the third theme,
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Or the third theme, the theme of miracles
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The theme of miracles or the theme of light.
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Or the theme of light. the problem is that there
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The problem is that there was only enough oil to light
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Was only enough oil to light the menorah in the temple
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The menorah in the temple for one day and this oil lasts,
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For one day and this oil lasts, as the story goes,
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As the story goes, miraculously for eight days,
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Miraculously for eight days, enough time to ceremonially
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Enough time to ceremonially rededicate the temple,
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Rededicate the temple, plus one bonus day.
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Plus one bonus day. so, that's why we call
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So, that's why we call hanukkah the festival
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Hanukkah the festival of lights because we're
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Of lights because we're celebrating that this
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Celebrating that this insufficient amount of oil,
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Insufficient amount of oil, which was needed to
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Which was needed to rededicate the temple,
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Rededicate the temple, more than it's needed.
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More than it's needed. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. and it's a miracle and it
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And it's a miracle and it provides enough light to make --
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Provides enough light to make -- they have to render new oil.
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They have to render new oil. and it takes,
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And it takes, according to the tradition,
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According to the tradition, eight days
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Eight days to make the new oil.
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To make the new oil. and that light continues on when
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And that light continues on when they rededicate the temple.
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They rededicate the temple. interestingly, the feast, ezra,
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Interestingly, the feast, ezra, is also called the festival
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Is also called the festival of dedication.
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Of dedication. >> yes.
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>> yes. >> or rededication,
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>> or rededication, because they're rededicating
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Because they're rededicating the temple.
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The temple. >> the story of hanukkah,
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>> the story of hanukkah, when it happened,
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When it happened, isn't recorded in the bible,
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Isn't recorded in the bible, yeshua, jesus,
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Yeshua, jesus, was in the temple
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Was in the temple celebrating hanukkah.
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Celebrating hanukkah. like you said,
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Like you said, john 10, it was
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John 10, it was the feast of dedication
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The feast of dedication and jesus was in the temple.
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And jesus was in the temple. and it says it was winter.
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And it says it was winter. because some people say,
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Because some people say, "well, there's other
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"well, there's other jewish holidays
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Jewish holidays that could called feast
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That could called feast of dedication."
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Of dedication." none of them
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None of them happened in winter.
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Happened in winter. so, we know in the context
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So, we know in the context of the scriptures,
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Of the scriptures, jesus was celebrating hanukkah.
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Jesus was celebrating hanukkah. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. it's beautiful.
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It's beautiful. this is not a substitute,
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This is not a substitute, a jewish substitute
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A jewish substitute for christmas.
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For christmas. it's not to compete
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It's not to compete with christmas.
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With christmas. it's not to appease
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It's not to appease jewish kids with gifts.
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Jewish kids with gifts. it's become that in a way.
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It's become that in a way. but it's a very, very,
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But it's a very, very, important remembrance of victory
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Important remembrance of victory over the oppressor
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Over the oppressor and the rededication
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And the rededication of the temple.
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Of the temple. you know, ezra, it's important
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You know, ezra, it's important to understand the miracle
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To understand the miracle of hanukkah is that without
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Of hanukkah is that without hanukkah there would
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Hanukkah there would be no christmas.
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Be no christmas. right?
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Right? >> unpack that for us.
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>> unpack that for us. how is that?
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How is that? >> yeah.
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>> yeah. if the greeks has successfully
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If the greeks has successfully wiped out the jewish people
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Wiped out the jewish people or caused them
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Or caused them to reject their god
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To reject their god and assimilate,
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And assimilate, jesus would have
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Jesus would have never been born.
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Never been born. why?
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Why? because jesus has
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Because jesus has to come through --
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To come through -- yeshua has to come through
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Yeshua has to come through the jewish people,
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The jewish people, through the people of abraham,
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Through the people of abraham, the descendants of david,
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The descendants of david, specifically, and bring
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Specifically, and bring redemption to the world.
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Redemption to the world. >> right.
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>> right. >> if the --
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>> if the -- if the greeks had succeeded
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If the greeks had succeeded in wiping out judaism,
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In wiping out judaism, or wiping --
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Or wiping -- >> as they intended to do.
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>> as they intended to do. >> as they intended to do,
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>> as they intended to do, or wipe out jewish --
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Or wipe out jewish -- the jewish people, as a whole,
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The jewish people, as a whole, the messiah could have
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The messiah could have never been born.
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Never been born. what a miracle that
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What a miracle that they survived,
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They survived, and jesus came to this earth
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And jesus came to this earth and gave his life for us.
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And gave his life for us. >> without hanukkah,
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>> without hanukkah, there can be no christmas.
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There can be no christmas. and, jonathan, we see that theme
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And, jonathan, we see that theme actually throughout history
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Actually throughout history and we see it
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And we see it in the pages
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In the pages of the new testament prophecies,
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Of the new testament prophecies, old testament and new testament,
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Old testament and new testament, in fact,
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In fact, about the days to come
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About the days to come between now and the return
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Between now and the return of the lord.
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Of the lord. right?
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Right? this diabolical,
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This diabolical, this demonic attempt
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This demonic attempt to destroy the jewish people,
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To destroy the jewish people, to keep god's
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To keep god's messianic purposes,
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Messianic purposes, we can say,
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We can say, or purposes of the life
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Or purposes of the life and ministry,
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And ministry, and the return,
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And the return, and the rule and reign
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And the rule and reign of yeshua,
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Of yeshua, of jesus from being fulfilled.
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Of jesus from being fulfilled. >> exactly.
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>> exactly. that was the demonic purpose
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That was the demonic purpose of the captivity by the greeks,
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Of the captivity by the greeks, by the syrians, right?
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By the syrians, right? antiochus epiphanes the fourth
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Antiochus epiphanes the fourth is a type of antichrist
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Is a type of antichrist directly connects to the future
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Directly connects to the future antichrist, right?
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Antichrist, right? he des --
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He des -- he -- the abomination
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He -- the abomination of desolation already happened
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Of desolation already happened one time with the sacrifice
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One time with the sacrifice of the pig, as you said.
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Of the pig, as you said. the attempts to destroy
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The attempts to destroy the jewish people
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The jewish people during the persian empire
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During the persian empire with haman.
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With haman. right?
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Right? destroyed the jewish people
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Destroyed the jewish people and god raises up
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And god raises up a standard, repeatedly.
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A standard, repeatedly. pharaoh, right?
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Pharaoh, right? is afraid that the jewish people
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Is afraid that the jewish people are gonna overwhelmed them.
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Are gonna overwhelmed them. what does he do?
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What does he do? kill all the first-born males.
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Kill all the first-born males. what's the demonic plan?
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What's the demonic plan? keep the messiah from coming.
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Keep the messiah from coming. and you see it with herod,
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And you see it with herod, once again.
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Once again. it repeats itself over
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It repeats itself over and over again.
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And over again. "where is the messiah going
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"where is the messiah going to be born?"
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To be born?" bethlehem.
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Bethlehem. "go kill every child
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"go kill every child under two years of age."
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Under two years of age." >> what's required
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>> what's required for jesus to return?
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For jesus to return? well, we know jesus says very
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Well, we know jesus says very clearly in jerusalem,
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Clearly in jerusalem, "you won't see me again
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"you won't see me again until you cry,
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Until you cry, 'blessed is he who comes
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'blessed is he who comes in the name of lord.'"
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In the name of lord.'" so, jesus is
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So, jesus is making a promise.
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Making a promise. he's making a declaration.
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He's making a declaration. and we have it in the pages
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And we have it in the pages of scripture that for jesus
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Of scripture that for jesus to return to earth,
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To return to earth, to rule and to reign
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To rule and to reign as the conquering king
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As the conquering king over israel and the nations,
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Over israel and the nations, there have to be jewish people
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There have to be jewish people in jerusalem who are recognizing
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In jerusalem who are recognizing him as the messiah.
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Him as the messiah. >> on hanukkah
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>> on hanukkah i think of this, ezra,
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I think of this, ezra, it's the festival of lights.
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It's the festival of lights. >> right.
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>> right. >> yeshua is the light
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>> yeshua is the light of the world.
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Of the world. god cares about the whole world.
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God cares about the whole world. he cares about
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He cares about the gentile nations.
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The gentile nations. and jesus came for the whole
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And jesus came for the whole world as the --
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World as the -- as a light to the world.
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As a light to the world. and hanukkah is
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And hanukkah is a reminder of that.
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A reminder of that. that's why i think it's
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That's why i think it's so important for you
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So important for you to celebrate hanukkah,
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To celebrate hanukkah, to light the hanukkiah
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To light the hanukkiah every night with the shamash,
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Every night with the shamash, the servant candle,
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The servant candle, and bring light to the world
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And bring light to the world and remind yourself
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And remind yourself you have a calling to bring
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You have a calling to bring light to those around you.
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Light to those around you. >> we need to take
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>> we need to take a short break,
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A short break, but when we return,
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But when we return, how can you as
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How can you as a christian
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A christian respond to hanukkah?
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Respond to hanukkah? can you participate?
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Can you participate? an even more
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An even more important question,
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Important question, how do you support
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How do you support and love your jewish neighbor?
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And love your jewish neighbor? we'll be back
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We'll be back with the answer next.
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>> announcer: the best way
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To celebrate
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The festival of lights
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Is to share
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The light of the world
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Yeshua, jesus.
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Which means,
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First and foremost,
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Following his instructions
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To love your neighbor.
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May we send you this tote bag?
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Make a gift to jewish voice
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Of just $25 or more.
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When the tote bag arrives
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Prayerfully consider
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The message,
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"love your jewish neighbor."
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At the right time,
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You can decide when
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To step out in faith
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Carrying that tote bag
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In your neighborhood.
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The first step of faith
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Is to go online or call.
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Then as the lord leads,
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You'll be ready to
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Confidently share that
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Message of love
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And support for israel.
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Become a shalom partner
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With a monthly gift of $40
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Or more and we'll send you
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The tote bag and
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Jonathan's hanukkah mini book
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That explains the origin
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Of the holiday,
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And its undeniable connection
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To christmas.
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Plus, we'll include a love
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Your jewish neighbor
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Journal and sticker,
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All to prepare you to celebrate
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The true meaning of
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Christmas and hanukkah.
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It would be our joy this
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Holiday season to welcome
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You as a new shalom partner.
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To initiate urgently needed
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May never meet until
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We gather in eternity.
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Merry christmas!
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Happy hanukkah!
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And thank you so much.
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>> welcome back.
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>> welcome back. we so appreciate your continued
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We so appreciate your continued support of this ministry.
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Support of this ministry. and i wanna say on behalf
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And i wanna say on behalf of all of us at jewish voice,
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Of all of us at jewish voice, thank you, thank you,
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Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Thank you, thank you. ezra, very interesting thing.
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Ezra, very interesting thing. this is -- this rare
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This is -- this rare actually, right?
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Actually, right? that hanukkah is usually
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That hanukkah is usually a month off from christmas.
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A month off from christmas. but this year
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But this year they're overlapping.
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They're overlapping. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. this only happens once every
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This only happens once every 19 years actually.
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19 years actually. that the same day on
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That the same day on the hebrew calendar coincides
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The hebrew calendar coincides with the date on the western
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With the date on the western or the gregorian calendar,
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Or the gregorian calendar, but it's happening --
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But it's happening -- it's happening this year.
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It's happening this year. >> so, this is my third.
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[laughing]
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>> mazel tov.
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>> mazel tov. there were you -- he just
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There were you -- he just revealed his age.
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Revealed his age. you can do the math later.
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You can do the math later. but, yes, it's jonathan's third
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But, yes, it's jonathan's third and counting,
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And counting, and counting to many
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And counting to many more overlapping.
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More overlapping. but what's interesting
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But what's interesting is that the first night
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Is that the first night of hanukkah this year is --
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Of hanukkah this year is -- it begins on christmas night,
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It begins on christmas night, not christmas eve,
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Not christmas eve, but the night of the 25th.
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But the night of the 25th. and so, the eighth night
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And so, the eighth night of hanukkah, the last night
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Of hanukkah, the last night of hanukkah ends on
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Of hanukkah ends on new year's day night,
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New year's day night, january 1st.
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January 1st. >> i love that.
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>> i love that. i love that
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I love that they're coinciding.
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They're coinciding. that's really special.
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That's really special. something else, it's the fe --
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Something else, it's the fe -- it's the festival of lights.
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It's the festival of lights. >> yes.
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>> yes. >> with the menorah,
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>> with the menorah, just really something you
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Just really something you should be doing at home.
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Should be doing at home. i encourage you to.
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I encourage you to. it's the festival
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It's the festival of rededication.
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Of rededication. all of this applies to us
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All of this applies to us as followers of yeshua,
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As followers of yeshua, right?
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Right? we're ded -- we're regularly
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We're ded -- we're regularly rededicating our lives
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Rededicating our lives to serve the lord.
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To serve the lord. we're a light to the world.
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We're a light to the world. but it's also about miracles.
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But it's also about miracles. it's a festival of miracles.
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It's a festival of miracles. >> right.
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>> right. right.
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Right. the lord breaking through
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The lord breaking through in the most unlikely ways
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In the most unlikely ways against all odds.
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Against all odds. >> well, i've gotta give
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>> well, i've gotta give the lord thanks because...
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The lord thanks because... i'm a walking miracle.
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I'm a walking miracle. >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. >> you sure are.
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>> you sure are. a year ago, at this time,
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A year ago, at this time, jonathan, we -- it was --
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Jonathan, we -- it was -- it was tough.
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It was tough. it was a rough situation,
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It was a rough situation, but the lord, as we've
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But the lord, as we've shared before --
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Shared before -- >> well, explain that to people
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>> well, explain that to people that don't know,
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That don't know, where was i a year ago?
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Where was i a year ago? >> you were in intensive
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>> you were in intensive care coming out of a coma.
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Care coming out of a coma. and doctors said some make it,
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And doctors said some make it, some don't.
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Some don't. and 100% of the people who
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And 100% of the people who came to pray for you,
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Came to pray for you, friends, family, ministers
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Friends, family, ministers from across the country
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From across the country and around the world,
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And around the world, looked at you and said,
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Looked at you and said, "this isn't unto death.
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"this isn't unto death. the lord's got more for him."
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The lord's got more for him." >> i don't remember it,
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>> i don't remember it, 'cause i was in a coma.
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'cause i was in a coma. so, three weeks in a coma.
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So, three weeks in a coma. but just one thing to say
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But just one thing to say and i'll try not to --
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And i'll try not to -- get through this without being
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Get through this without being emo -- so emotional.
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Emo -- so emotional. but i just recently had my
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But i just recently had my ten week evaluation with
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Ten week evaluation with doctors -- ten month.
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Doctors -- ten month. did i say ten -- yeah,
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Did i say ten -- yeah, ten month.
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Ten month. and the doctor said,
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And the doctor said, "you're doing fantastic."
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"you're doing fantastic." >> praise the lord.
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>> praise the lord. >> and that, "just so you know,
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>> and that, "just so you know, i wasn't gonna tell you this,
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I wasn't gonna tell you this, but you had a 10% chance
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But you had a 10% chance of survival."
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Of survival." he said -- he said, "one --
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He said -- he said, "one -- only one out of ten would be
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Only one out of ten would be standing here in front of me
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Standing here in front of me and you're the one."
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And you're the one." and i said, "are you telling me
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And i said, "are you telling me that this was a miracle?"
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That this was a miracle?" this is an unbeliever,
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This is an unbeliever, great doctor, by the way,
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Great doctor, by the way, great doctor.
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Great doctor. >> right.
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>> right. >> and he said, "yes.
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>> and he said, "yes. it's a miracle."
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It's a miracle." >> amen.
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>> amen. >> this is a miracle.
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>> this is a miracle. >> and this all happened
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>> and this all happened during hanukkah 2023.
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During hanukkah 2023. it was your season of miracles.
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It was your season of miracles. hanukkah is the season
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Hanukkah is the season of miracles.
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Of miracles. >> i was in the hospital
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>> i was in the hospital when we lit the candles
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When we lit the candles in my room with my ki --
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In my room with my ki -- my girls, and it was
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My girls, and it was a touching moment.
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A touching moment. i couldn't move.
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I couldn't move. i was paralyzed at the time.
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I was paralyzed at the time. >> a dark time,
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>> a dark time, but the lord showed up.
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But the lord showed up. >> it was a dark time
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>> it was a dark time but the light of the menorah --
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But the light of the menorah -- >> exactly.
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>> exactly. >> and all the nurses were
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>> and all the nurses were coming in and we were
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Coming in and we were handing out donuts.
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Handing out donuts. >> i remember.
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>> i remember. i ate too many of them.
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I ate too many of them. i couldn't fit into my shirts
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I couldn't fit into my shirts for a few --
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For a few -- >> it was fun, but it was hard.
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>> it was fun, but it was hard. i was paralyzed.
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I was paralyzed. i had to learn to walk again.
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I had to learn to walk again. but it was a miracle.
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But it was a miracle. that's other miracles.
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That's other miracles. there's a whole group
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There's a whole group of miracles and i wanna say
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Of miracles and i wanna say thank you to those of you
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Thank you to those of you watching that were praying
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Watching that were praying for me and for my recovery.
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For me and for my recovery. thank you from the bottom
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Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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Of my heart. it's great to be alive.
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It's great to be alive. i still have work to do.
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I still have work to do. >> jonathan, a season
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>> jonathan, a season of dark times, unexpected,
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Of dark times, unexpected, unwelcomed circumstances
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Unwelcomed circumstances and the lord breaking through.
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And the lord breaking through. i'm thinking of those
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I'm thinking of those continuing to suffer in israel
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Continuing to suffer in israel as this multi front war
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As this multi front war against jihadist
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Against jihadist terrorism goes on.
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Terrorism goes on. and --
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And -- >> but there's
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>> but there's a miracle story.
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A miracle story. >> there is.
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>> there is. >> this is a great story.
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>> this is a great story. >> we, through the help
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>> we, through the help and the support of our partners
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And the support of our partners here in the u.s.
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Here in the u.s. and around the world,
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And around the world, were able to purchase
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Were able to purchase and send over some helmets,
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And send over some helmets, or be a part of sending over
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Or be a part of sending over some helmets for idf soldiers.
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Some helmets for idf soldiers. one of those helmets,
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One of those helmets, it's here on the screen,
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It's here on the screen, actually --
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Actually -- >> yeah.
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>> yeah. you can see it now.
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You can see it now. these -- they had crummy helmets
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These -- they had crummy helmets apparently because they were
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Apparently because they were bringing in the reserves.
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Bringing in the reserves. >> exactly.
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>> exactly. >> and they weren't sufficient
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>> and they weren't sufficient to deflect a bullet.
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To deflect a bullet. the bullets are so
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The bullets are so powerful now.
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Powerful now. and then one of these
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And then one of these helmets, what --
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Helmets, what -- >> absorbed or really fended
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>> absorbed or really fended off multiple bullets.
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Off multiple bullets. not just -- i mean,
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Not just -- i mean, you can see it.
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You can see it. multiple.
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Multiple. there's shrapnel all
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There's shrapnel all over this helmet.
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Over this helmet. this soldier would have died.
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This soldier would have died. >> and this is a helmet
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>> and this is a helmet that you helped provide.
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That you helped provide. one of the actual helmets
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One of the actual helmets that we helped purchase
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That we helped purchase and it saved this man's life.
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And it saved this man's life. >> another example i'm
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>> another example i'm thinking of in israel, jonathan,
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Thinking of in israel, jonathan, is these bomb shelters.
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Is these bomb shelters. they're concrete.
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They're concrete. they're mobile and so
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They're mobile and so you just drop it into
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You just drop it into a neighborhood.
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A neighborhood. and again, our partners
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And again, our partners around the world have
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Around the world have helped jewish voice
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Helped jewish voice to help provide these all
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To help provide these all around israel.
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Around israel. one of these actually,
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One of these actually, children ran into it when
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Children ran into it when they heard these sirens
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They heard these sirens which gives you 15 to 30 second
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Which gives you 15 to 30 second to take cover before missiles
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To take cover before missiles or rockets strike.
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Or rockets strike. children in a neighborhood
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Children in a neighborhood in northern israel ran
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In northern israel ran into one of these shelters.
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Into one of these shelters. the rockets struck right
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The rockets struck right next to them.
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Next to them. the kids would have lost
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The kids would have lost their lives.
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Their lives. >> they would have.
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>> they would have. >> but for the miracle
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>> but for the miracle of a bomb shelter that wasn't
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Of a bomb shelter that wasn't there months before.
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There months before. >> and they were druze actually.
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>> and they were druze actually. they were arabs.
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They were arabs. they were arab children
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They were arab children and they -- and they were
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And they -- and they were saved though this bomb shelter.
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Saved though this bomb shelter. >> it's amazing.
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>> it's amazing. >> that is miraculous.
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>> that is miraculous. >> you know, we're seeing
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>> you know, we're seeing miracles in africa,
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Miracles in africa, jonathan, in our work among
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Jonathan, in our work among scattered jewish communities.
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Scattered jewish communities. we're seeing miracles all
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We're seeing miracles all over the world.
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Over the world. none of them would have
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None of them would have been possible, but through
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Been possible, but through the support
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The support and the faithful prayers
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And the faithful prayers and partnership
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And partnership of our partners.
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Of our partners. >> i wasn't there but i heard
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That there was a woman
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That actually walked
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For the first time in years.
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>> yeah.
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Not she was having a bad day
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And was a little stiff.
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She hadn't walked in years.
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And people prayed for her
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In yeshua's name
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And she stood up and walked.
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And the community rejoiced.
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>> all these miracles were
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>> all these miracles were made possible through
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Made possible through the generosity of people like
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The generosity of people like you, our partners.
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You, our partners. >> there's a picture
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>> there's a picture that's really striking
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That's really striking and you can see it on your --
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On your screen now.
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It's called the posner menorah.
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Antisemitism is on
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The rise in germany.
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The nazi party had
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Come to power.
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They hadn't revealed their
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Full agenda yet,
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But antisemitism
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Is on the rise.
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And this posner family,
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A jewish family
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A jewish family living in germany,
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Living in germany, in the face right
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In the face right across the street from
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Across the street from this giant nazi flag,
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This giant nazi flag, puts their hanukkiah
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In the window.
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Their nine candle candelabra,
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To celebrate hanukkah.
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And on the back
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Of the photo actually,
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The next year.
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And in 1932, it was another
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One of those years
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One of those years when christmas
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When christmas and hanukkah overlapped.
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And hanukkah overlapped. rachel posner wrote
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Rachel posner wrote on the back of this photo.
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She said that, "the flag says,"
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Referring to the nazi flag
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In the photo,
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"'death to judah,'
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But the light says,
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'judah will live forever.'"
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And this was a time -- well,
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Why are we sharing this story?
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Because it was a time
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Of growing antisemitism.
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And nobody knew something
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And nobody knew something like the holocaust
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Like the holocaust could ever happen.
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Could ever happen. but the posner family said,
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But the posner family said, "even if it does,
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"even if it does, even if
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Even if antisemitism continues,
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Antisemitism continues, the jewish
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The jewish people will live."
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People will live." >> and this in german,
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"death to judah,
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"death to judah, so the flag says.
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So the flag says. judah will live forever,
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Judah will live forever, so the light answers."
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So the light answers." >> right.
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>> right. >> i love that.
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>> i love that. that is so powerful.
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That is so powerful. >> the jewish people have
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Continued to live on.
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Continued to live on. praise god.
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Praise god. and we know that in this
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And we know that in this season of miracles that we're
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Season of miracles that we're celebrating is also miraculous.
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Celebrating is also miraculous. but few years after this
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But few years after this posner menorah
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Posner menorah hanukkiah was placed
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Hanukkiah was placed in the windows in germany,
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In the windows in germany, we know that half
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We know that half of the world's jewish
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Of the world's jewish population was annihilated
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Population was annihilated in the holocaust.
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In the holocaust. and the question is,
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And the question is, how do you go or how did
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How do you go or how did things go from antisemitism
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Things go from antisemitism to something as severe
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To something as severe as just wipe the jewish people
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As just wipe the jewish people off the face of the earth?
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Off the face of the earth? and sadly, jonathan,
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And sadly, jonathan, tragically, that way was
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Tragically, that way was paved in part because
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Paved in part because christians looked
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Christians looked the other way.
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The other way. >> we're seeing antisemitism
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>> we're seeing antisemitism grow with the highest rate
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Grow with the highest rate since that horrific period
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Since that horrific period known as the holocaust.
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Known as the holocaust. and christians have
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And christians have a chance now to stand up.
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A chance now to stand up. you have a chance to stand up
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You have a chance to stand up for the jewish people
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For the jewish people and say, "i'm with them.
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And say, "i'm with them. they are my brothers
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They are my brothers and sisters.
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And sisters. and they are the ones that
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And they are the ones that need to return in order
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Need to return in order for the messiah to come."
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For the messiah to come." ezra, we have a commercial
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Ezra, we have a commercial actually that we've produced
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Actually that we've produced to try to deal with this,
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To try to deal with this, to -- it's called,
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To -- it's called, "love your jewish neighbor."
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"love your jewish neighbor." and this is an
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And this is an attempt to reach
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Attempt to reach particularly christians.
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Particularly christians. and give -- turn their hearts
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And give -- turn their hearts towards the jewish people
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Towards the jewish people so this does not happen again.
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So this does not happen again. i want you to take a look.
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I want you to take a look. let's show 'em.
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>> in a world where darkness
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Seeks to divide,
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Echo past horrors,
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Peace is denied.
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Yet, inside each one
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A light still survives.
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A light of courage can
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Open all eyes.
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This holiday season let
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Love be your guide.
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Transcend division,
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Embrace hope.
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Stand boldly allied.
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Let's shine our light upon
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Others with favor in this
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Season of light.
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Love your jewish neighbor.
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>> it is tragic what
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>> it is tragic what happened, jonathan.
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Happened, jonathan. and throughout the history
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And throughout the history of the church, unfortunately,
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Of the church, unfortunately, in kind of a diabolical
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In kind of a diabolical plan of the enemy,
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Plan of the enemy, those who have professed faith
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Those who have professed faith in jesus or at least
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In jesus or at least the religious traditions
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The religious traditions of christianity have been used
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Of christianity have been used to perpetrate tremendous
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To perpetrate tremendous atrocities against
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Atrocities against the jewish people.
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The jewish people. and you may be watching
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And you may be watching what you just saw and saying,
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What you just saw and saying, "what can i do?"
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"what can i do?" and here's what the scriptures
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And here's what the scriptures tell us.
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Tell us. first of all, "love covers
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First of all, "love covers a multitude of sins."
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A multitude of sins." >> yes.
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>> yes. >> and perhaps, other than
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>> and perhaps, other than praying for your
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Praying for your jewish neighbor,
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Jewish neighbor, for their protection,
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For their protection, for their blessing,
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For their blessing, for their salvation,
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For their salvation, for the blinders to be taken
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For the blinders to be taken off them for them
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Off them for them to see yeshua,
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To see yeshua, their messiah,
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Their messiah, for who he is,
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For who he is, the greatest thing
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The greatest thing you can do is say,
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You can do is say, "i love you
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"i love you and i'm standing with you
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And i'm standing with you in this dark time."
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In this dark time." >> yeah.
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>> yeah. i also wanna encourage you
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I also wanna encourage you to speak out
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To speak out against antisemitism.
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Against antisemitism. listen, you gotta
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Listen, you gotta raise your voices.
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Raise your voices. you gotta proclaim the gospel.
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You gotta proclaim the gospel. and you have to say no
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And you have to say no to the theology,
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To the theology, to the -- to the doctrine,
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To the -- to the doctrine, to the hate speech
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To the hate speech against the jewish people,
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Against the jewish people, against israel.
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Against israel. listen, antizionism,
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Listen, antizionism, antisemitism,
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Antisemitism, they're interrelated.
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They're interrelated. you've gotta raise your voice
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You've gotta raise your voice and show support
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And show support for jewish people.
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For jewish people. i wanna encourage you,
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I wanna encourage you, become a shalom partner.
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Become a shalom partner. become a partner with this
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Become a partner with this ministry on a monthly basis
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Ministry on a monthly basis and that will help get
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And that will help get the gospel out.
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The gospel out. and continue to show this
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And continue to show this commercial and other ways that
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Commercial and other ways that we engage in trying
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We engage in trying to curb antisemitism.
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To curb antisemitism. will you show your support
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Will you show your support for your jewish neighbor?
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For your jewish neighbor? will you go over to them
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Will you go over to them and start a conversation?
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And start a conversation? stand with jewish voice against
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Stand with jewish voice against hate, against division.
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Hate, against division. partner with us to love
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Partner with us to love your neighbor as yourself.
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Your neighbor as yourself. here's how.
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>> the best way
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To celebrate
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The festival of lights
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Is to share
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The light of the world
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Yeshua, jesus.
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Which means,
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First and foremost,
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Following his instructions
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To love your neighbor.
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May we send you this tote bag?
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Make a gift to jewish voice
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Of just $25 or more.
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When the tote bag arrives
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Prayerfully consider
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The message,
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"love your jewish neighbor."
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At the right time,
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You can decide when
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To step out in faith
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Carrying that tote bag
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In your neighborhood.
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The first step of faith
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Is to go online or call.
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Then as the lord leads,
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You'll be ready to
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Confidently share that
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Message of love
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And support for israel.
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Become a shalom partner
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With a monthly gift of $40
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Or more and we'll send you
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The tote bag and
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Jonathan's hanukkah mini book
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That explains the origin
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Of the holiday,
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And its undeniable connection
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To christmas.
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Plus, we'll include a love
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Your jewish neighbor
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Journal and sticker,
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All to prepare you to celebrate
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The true meaning of
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Christmas and hanukkah.
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It would be our joy this
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Holiday season to welcome
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You as a new shalom partner.
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With your help jewish voice
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Is teaming up with more than
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80 respected ministries on
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The ground in israel
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To initiate urgently needed
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Humanitarian aid
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And lifesaving projects,
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Including: mobile bomb shelters,
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Bulletproof helmets,
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Food packages,
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Medical care,
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Trauma counseling, and more.
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Please, call this
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Toll-free number.
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Our representatives are eager
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To hear from you.
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Your generosity and prayers will
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Impact the lives of people we
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May never meet until
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We gather in eternity.
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Merry christmas!
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Happy hanukkah!
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And thank you so much.
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>> for some of you,
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>> for some of you, the holiday season
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The holiday season is a really rough time.
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Is a really rough time. for some of you,
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For some of you, i know you feel lonely.
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I know you feel lonely. you feel isolated.
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You feel isolated. maybe you're in
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Maybe you're in despair, hopeless.
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Despair, hopeless. we wanna pray for you.
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We wanna pray for you. we believe that
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We believe that god is watching,
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God is watching, that god cares,
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That god cares, that he wants to bring light
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That he wants to bring light into your darkness,
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Into your darkness, and change you,
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And change you, transform you from within.
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Transform you from within. maybe you're going through
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Maybe you're going through a critical illness,
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A critical illness, i don't know what it is.
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I don't know what it is. i know where i was a year ago,
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I know where i was a year ago, and god gave me miracles.
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And god gave me miracles. >> if you're watching today,
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>> if you're watching today, if you stumbled upon
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If you stumbled upon this channel
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This channel and you don't have that
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And you don't have that relationship with yeshua,
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Relationship with yeshua, with jesus,
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With jesus, this holiday season
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This holiday season would be a great time
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Would be a great time to let the light of the world
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To let the light of the world become the light
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Become the light of your life and to give
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Of your life and to give you abundant life.
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You abundant life. so, let's pray.
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So, let's pray. lord, we thank you that
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Lord, we thank you that you are yeshua,
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You are yeshua, indeed the light
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Indeed the light of the world.
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Of the world. and you promised that
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And you promised that those who follow after you
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Those who follow after you will never walk in darkness,
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Will never walk in darkness, but they'll have
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But they'll have the light of life.
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The light of life. and so, lord,
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And so, lord, we're asking you
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We're asking you for the light,
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For the light, the glorious treasure
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The glorious treasure of the light of new life
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Of the light of new life for those who will encounter you
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For those who will encounter you and who are inviting you
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And who are inviting you to forgive them of their sins
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To forgive them of their sins and to come into
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And to come into their hearts
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Their hearts this holiday season.
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This holiday season. lord, we thank you that
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Lord, we thank you that salvation belongs to you
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Salvation belongs to you and we pray for salvation,
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And we pray for salvation, salvation, for salvation
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Salvation, for salvation for those watching today
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For those watching today who don't know you.
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Who don't know you. and for those who do,
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And for those who do, we pray for salvation
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We pray for salvation for their families,
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For their families, and their communities,
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And their communities, and lord we thank you
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And lord we thank you for a flood of your
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For a flood of your miraculous, powerful light
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Miraculous, powerful light in their homes,
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In their homes, in their families
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In their families in their stories
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In their stories this season,
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This season, in yeshua's name.
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In yeshua's name. >> amen.
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>> amen. >> amen.
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>> amen. as we wrap up this special
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As we wrap up this special edition of jewish voice,
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Edition of jewish voice, we wanna thank you
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We wanna thank you for joining us.
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For joining us. this month is a perfect time
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This month is a perfect time to reflect on the jewish
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To reflect on the jewish roots of your faith
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Roots of your faith and the ways that you
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And the ways that you can actively support
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Can actively support jewish communities
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Jewish communities around the world.
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Around the world. we invite you to go
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We invite you to go deeper and find meaningful
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Deeper and find meaningful ways to support and bless
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Ways to support and bless israel and the jewish
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Israel and the jewish community by visiting
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Community by visiting jewishvoice.tv.
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Jewishvoice.tv. there you'll discover
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There you'll discover resources to grow
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Resources to grow in your faith
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In your faith and opportunities
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And opportunities to make a positive impact,
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To make a positive impact, and remember the greatest gift
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And remember the greatest gift you can give a jewish person
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You can give a jewish person this holiday season
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This holiday season is to give them the good
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Is to give them the good news of their messiah,
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News of their messiah, jesus, yeshua.
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Jesus, yeshua. as we close our program,
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As we close our program, i also wanna remind you
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I also wanna remind you to pray for the peace
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Of jerusalem.
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Psalm 122:6,
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"they will prosper
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Who love thee."
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So, prosper, prosper,
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Prosper, this holiday season
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And be a light.
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And remember,
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There's no christmas
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There's no christmas without hanukkah.
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Without hanukkah. from all of us at jewish voice,
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From all of us at jewish voice, we wish you a joyous
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We wish you a joyous and blessed holiday season.
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And blessed holiday season. happy hanukkah
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Happy hanukkah and merry christmas
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And merry christmas to you
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To you and your loved ones.
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♪ ♪
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Jonathan Bernis - Season of Miracles

December 20, 2024 | S24:E52

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